![]() ![]() Apple and…Amiga… seemingly knew was instrumental – to allow the user to control the applications using non-interactive means. Microsoft…has never bothered a single bit about what e.g. As it is today, we’re all kept in the past (basically CP/M in some areas) due to Microsoft market dominance and the (actual, not used as cussing) need for backwards compatibility. One can’t expect to replace a mammoth like MS, but perhaps a new (and I do mean new, using only the best parts from OSes of the past, and then adding more useful stuff) combined with something like WINE – maybe even QEMU should it be for a new CPU architecture – could become the beginning of something. I think the world indeed could benefit from something better than eye-candy releases and rehashes of old moldgrowing, even bitrotting code. Unfortunately GNU/Linux isn’t the answer, ’cause even if some apps indeed do allow external control it’s nowhere near the level of functionality you could get from e.g. Therefore, I see it as statistically highly unlikely they’ll do it in the future (Nomad is just a joke in comparison), so to get back the very useful functionality of operating systems now all but gone, I see no other solution than to somehow displace MS and their market dominance. The surely have the manpower and money to do it, should they choose to. I think it’s proven that Microsoft, even with ~20 years of monopoly-like market dominance, isn’t the least interested in providing even a tenth of the functionality these other platforms could provide. BeOS went off on a tangent, but most certainly had scriptability of GUI apps built in from the start too. I don’t know if this is just due to ignorance on the behalf of BillG back in 1985, or a carefully orchestrated monopoly-building thing, but whatever the reasons Microsoft never created anything even remotely as useful as what the three named platforms had. □Īpplications written for those platforms “just worked” using external scripting, because it was an integral part of the platform. Apple had AppleScript, Amiga had AREXX, and I believe OS/2 had a non-“A” REXX. Apple and Commodore (with the Amiga of course) seemingly knew was instrumental – to allow the user to control the applications using non-interactive means. Microsoft, and let’s face it we are talking about such an overwhelming market dominance that we must speak of this in the context of Microsoft and Windows, has never bothered a single bit about what e.g. To qualify for the educational discount, you must provide proof of educational enrollment or staff status.Wowtip, it not only seems “modern computing” still hasn’t caught up. $795 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Educational 5-Seat Lab Pack ![]() $195 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Full Educational When you buy LightWave you will receive both Windows and Macintosh versions. It is the full commercial version of LightWave and comes complete with on-line help and content material to aid your learning path with LightWave. The educational version of LightWave is available to eligible students and faculty members. LightWave 2020 Educational Available for Students and Faculty Staff * Special LightWave 2019 upgrade price currently only available on Please sign in to see eligible product upgrades. $295 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) 5-Seat Lab Pack Upgrade $95 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Educational Upgrade $595 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Commercial Upgrade from previous version $495 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Commercial Upgrade from LightWave 2019* Like the full version, the upgrade comes complete with on-line help and content material to help get you up to speed with the new features. You will also need to register your copy of LightWave before you can see upgrade links. If you do not have an account, create one here. To upgrade your copy of LightWave, links are found in the 'Registered Products' section on your Account page, and are located next to each eligible LightWave product. LightWave 2020 Upgrade Upgrades For Commercial, Educational and 5-Seat Lab Packsįor upgrades from any previous version of LightWave, including educational licenses and 5-Seat Lab Packs to the latest version. ![]()
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